Diana Widmaier Picasso

Diana Widmaier Picasso
Born	(1974-03-12) March 12, 1974 (age 51) Marseille, France
Other names	Diana Widmaier–Picasso
Occupation(s)	art historian, art curator
Known for	Menē
Children	1
Mother	Maya Widmaier-Picasso
Relatives	Pablo Picasso (maternal grandfather)

Diana Widmaier Picasso (born March 12, 1974)^{[ citation needed ]} is a French art historian specialising in modern art, and living in Paris.

Life

Diana Widmaier Picasso is the daughter of Maya Widmaier-Picasso, and the maternal granddaughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter. ^{[1] [2]} After a master's degree in private law (from Paris-Assas University), and a master's degree in art history (from Paris-Sorbonne University) — her thesis was about the art market in France in the seventeenth century — she decided to specialise in old master drawings. ^[3] She worked on several exhibitions in museums (Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Institut Néerlandais in Paris), and worked in old master drawings at Sotheby's in London and Paris for three years.^{[ citation needed ]}

She is the co-founder, with Roy Sebag, and chief artistic officer of a jewelry company called Menē launched in 2017. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

In 2017, she was named Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. ^[8]

In 2022, she was named Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by Rima Abdul Malak. ^[9]

DWP Editions - Catalogue raisonné

In 2003, Diana Widmaier Picasso set up a company called DWP Editions and started gathering information on her grandfather’s works. ^{[10] [11]} Since 2013, she has been working on a catalogue raisonné of Picasso’s sculptures with a team of researchers (Olivia Speer and Claire Rougé). ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Curatorial works

• « Maya Ruiz-Picasso, daughter of Pablo », Paris, Musée national Picasso-Paris, April 16 - December 31, 2022 ^[15]
• « Picasso: La Scultura », Roma, Galleria Borghese, October 9, 2018 - February 3, 2019
• « Picasso and Maya: Father and Daughter », Paris, Gagosian Gallery, October 18, 2017 - February 24, 2018
• « Desire », Miami, Moore Building, Art Basel Miami Beach, November 30 - December 4, 2016 ^{[16] [17]}
• « Picasso's Picassos: A Selection from the Collection of Maya Ruiz-Picasso », New York, Gagosian Gallery, November 10, 2016 - February 18, 2017 ^{[18] [19]}
• « Picasso.mania », Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, October 7, 2015 - February 29, 2016 ^{[20] [21]}
• « Picasso and Marie-Thérèse: L'Amour Fou », New York, Gagosian Gallery, April 14 - July 15, 2011 ^{[22] [23] [24]}

Books

• Diana Widmaier Picasso, Maya Ruiz-Picasso, fille de Pablo, Paris, Skira, 2022
• Diana Widmaier Picasso, Philippe Charlier, Picasso Sorcier, Paris, Gallimard NRF, 2022
• Diana Widmaier Picasso, Picasso and Maya: Father and Daughter, New York, Gagosian, 2019
• Diana Widmaier Picasso, Picasso: The Impossible Collection, New York, Assouline, 2019
• Diana Widmaier Picasso, Art Can Only Be Erotic, Munich, Prestel, 2005 ISBN   3-7913-3160-4. ^[25]

References

1. Richardson, John (May 2011). "Picasso's Erotic Code". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
2. Landi, Ann (September 2005). "Lust in Translation". ART news. p. 90.
3. Stolz, George (February 1, 2013). "Authenticating Picasso". ARTnews.
4. "24 Karat Gold and Platinum Investment Jewelry™". Menē. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
5. Isaac-Goizé, Tina (2018-05-10). "Jewelry Worth Its Grams in Gold". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-02-21.
6. "Mene Inc. Reports Q4 2018 Preliminary Key Performance Indicators". www.businesswire.com. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
7. "How Mené is revolutionizing the gold business". Vogue Paris (in French). 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
8. https://www.gettyimages.ch/detail/nachrichtenfoto/diana-widmaier-picasso-receives-the-chevalier-and-nachrichtenfoto/862049268?language=fr [archive] on Getty Images
9. https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Organisation-du-ministere/Conseil-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-ete-2022 [archive] on www.culture.gouv.fr
10. Konigsberg, Eric (June 13–20, 2011). "Granddaughter (The Talk of the Town)". The New Yorker. p. 46.
11. M. Sheets, Hilarie (February 2005). "Picasso on Picasso". ART news. p. 68–70.
12. Kelly, Crow (July 19, 2014). "Picasso's Determined Granddaughter Catalogs His Sculptures". Wall Street Journal.
13. "International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR)-Catalogues Raisonnés in Preparation".
14. Delson, Susan (September 3, 2015). "MoMA Explores Picasso in the Round". The Wall Street Journal.
15. https://www.museepicassoparis.fr/fr/maya-ruiz-picasso-fille-de-pablo Exhibition "Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Daughter of Pablo" at the Musée national Picasso-Paris
16. Lesser, Casey (2016-11-30). "Picasso's Granddaughter on Why Eroticism Is Essential to Art". Artsy. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
17. "Deitch/Gagosian/Picasso Collaboration, 'Desire,' Hits Miami". Observer. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
18. Pogrebin, Robin (2016-11-10). "'Picasso's Picassos' Unpacks Paintings From the Family Vault". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-01-31.
19. "Picasso's Picassos - November 10, 2016 - February 18, 2017 - Gagosian". www.gagosian.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
20. Boyer, Guy (June 14, 2013). "Picasso face aux artistes contemporains au Grand Palais en 2015". Connaissance des Arts.
21. Duponchelle, Valérie (September 8, 2015). "Diana Widmaier Picasso, l'art dans le sang". Le Figaro.
22. A. Ruhling, Nancy (Winter 2011). "Picasso Period. The Master's Granddaughter Reveals His Greatest Muse. Crazy Love". Lifestyles Magazine n°5772.
23. Cashdan, Marina (April 13, 2011). "An Exploration of Picasso's Work Through the Lens of His Lover and Muse Marie-Thérèse Walter". The Huffington Post.
24. Smith, Roberta (April 22, 2011). "Raw Like Chelsea: A Big Tent, Gentrified but Not Gentle". The New York Times.
25. Popovic, Anja (November 23, 2005). "Picasso Enkelin und die erotische Kunst". Die Welt. p. 38.